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Raw Jew-hatred, New York style

Jew-baiting rhetoric emerges in a political campaign. On the Upper West Side of NYC.

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Donald Trump remembers the Holocaust — finally

Trump spoke effectively about the Holocaust. That is a good start.

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Are smart Jews too cool for shul?

Needed: a smart Judaism for smart Jews.

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Homelessness is not leprosy

Natalie Levine is our daughter. And she lives on the streets in Los Angeles.

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Trump flunks the Holocaust. Duterte proves it.

Trump's overture to Duterte is a moral obscenity.

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The Handmaid’s Tale re-spins Genesis. And that’s scary.

The Handmaid's Tale is terrifying. It is also scandalously biblical.

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Is ‘Norman’ good for the Jews?

Richard Gere's "Norman" will make Jews cringe. That's because we know him.

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Will JFK’s grandson become our first Jewish president?

A new category: Jews-by-surprise. It says more about us than about them.

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You need to see ‘A Serious Man’ again

Do rabbis still have things to teach? Ask the Coen brothers.

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When a synagogue burns

More than a synagogue burned on the Lower East Side this week. A legacy of compassion and hope went up in smoke as well.

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Who let Jared and Ivanka fly on Shabbat?

(RNS) Letting Ivanka and Jared fly on Shabbat was bad Judaism. And bad for the Jews.

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The most Jewish thing that JFK ever said

Was John F. Kennedy a Jewish theologian? Almost.

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How is ‘Sgt. Pepper’ like the Torah?

What happens when you mis-hear a classic piece of rock music?

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Does Israel have dirty hands?

A fifty year old poster raises new questions -- about Israel and power.

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Is Batman Jewish?

(RNS) Trauma, a secret identity — there was always more 'Torah' in Batman than I realized.

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Does Judaism = liberalism?

Whether or not Judaism is liberalism, it still must speak to the world.

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Who is pro-life — really?

Who do we "need" semiautomatic assault rifles? Isn't "dead" enough?

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How cultural appropriation became good for the Jews

Let's hear it for cultural appropriation. Without it, Judaism could not exist.

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I love Israel. Her government: not so much

(RNS) A few 'inconvenient truths' about Israel and non-Orthodox Jews.

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Why they should change the names of Hollywood streets

What do we do about places named for Confederate generals? Change the names.

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